"I have two horses with great credentials. If they get in the gate Saturday, I'm just going say, 'Hallelujah!' and go from there." Nick Zito, trainer and two-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, on his horses' chances this Saturday
thursday, april 29, 2004
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CLARIFICATION
A clarification is needed for an article in yesterday's University Daily Kansan "Kansas softball will attempt to can Nebraska's Peaches," correctly listed Nebraska as being undefeated in conference play, even though Kansas had beat Nebraska once.
NASCAR
That one victory came in the Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic and is therefore not considered a conference game.
Driver donates autographs to charity at Kansas Capitol
Stewart, an Indiana native and the 2002 Nextel Cup champion, said the 3-year-old Kansas Speedway in Wyandotte County had contributed to the growth of NASCAR and helped increase support for smaller tracks across the state.
TOPEKA—NASCAR driver Tony Stewart visited the Statehouse yesterday, trading souvenirs with the governor and donating autographed models of his No. 20 Chevrolet for a legislative charity auction.
"The fans here in this state are unbelievable," Stewart said.
lievable. Stewart sold Currently seventh in the Nextel Cup points standings, Stewart races Sunday in California, where he finished 41st last year after blowing an engine.
BASKETBALL
Megan Barnett, Manhattan senior, practiced lacrosse on the west side of Fraser Hall yesterday. The team's season ended the first week in April, but members have another season that will start around September. Abby Tillery/Kansan
Sprained ankle may bench Denver rookie in playoffs
DENVER — Denver star rookie Carmelo Anthony is questionable for Game 5 of the Nuggets' first-round playoff series against Minnesota on Friday because of a sprained left knee.
because of a sprained left knee.
Anthony was injured in the third quarter of Minnesota's 84-82 victory Tuesday night when he came down on teammate Marcus Camby's foot after grabbing a rebound. Test results released yesterday showed a mild sprain.
toved a mild sprain.
"It's 50-50 right now," Anthony said.
"It's always going to be like that the day after. I'm going to get some treatments and get some rehab and see how it goes.
If I can't go, I can't go. I'm not going to force the issue of trying to go out there and try to prove to the world I can play hurt. I'm not going to do that."
Even though the Nuggets trail 3-1 in the series, coach Jeff Bzdelik agreed Anthony shouldn't try to push it.
Anthony was struggling even before he got hurt. He missed his first 12 shots in Game 4 before scoring on a breakaway midway through the third quarter. He was injured about a minute later.
He was injured about a minute later.
Anthony returned four minutes later with a wrap on his knee, but missed three more shots and sat out the final seven minutes after his knee tightened up.
"I wanted to get back in the game," said Anthony, who finished with two points on 1-for-16 shooting. "The game was so close and I really couldn't do nothing out there."
FOOTBALL
Rams, NFL will not yet punish defensive end for another DWI
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams and the National Football League will not consider disciplinary action against Pro Bowl defensive end Leonard Little until his legal problems are resolved in court, coach Mike Martz said yesterday.
Lacrosse the campus
Little, who pleaded guilty to involun-
and freed $1,500.
The Rams and the NFL do not condone drinking and driving "under any circumstances," Martz said in a faxed statement. But because he is innocent until proven guilty, Little will for now continue to participate in team events, Martz said.
tary manslaughter in a 1998 drunken driving accident that killed a St. Louis woman, was arrested early Saturday in the St. Louis suburb Ladue on suspicion of drunk driving. He was charged Monday as a persistent offender with felony driving while intoxicated and speeding, and freed on $7,500 bond.
"The portrayal of Leonard as being insensitive and unremorseful has not been my observation, or that of our coaches and players," Martz said.
Little, 29, was arrested shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday for reportedly traveling 78 mph in a 55-mph zone on Interstate 64. A probable cause statement filed by police said Little had bloodshot and watery eyes, smelled of alcohol and failed three roadside sobriety tests.
The statement said Little admitted to drinking alcoholic beverages.
drinking alcoholic beverage Little was suspended without pay for the first half of the 1999 season after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 1998 accident that killed Susan Gutweiler. In that case, Little's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.
Little was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 1,000 hours of community service and four years of probation, which was completed in 2002.
pleted in 2002. A bond hearing in the latest case is set for May 18. A grand jury likely will review Little's case within the next two months.
s case within the next two months. Little, who has spent his entire six year career with the Rams, went to his first Pro Bowl after last season. He was fifth in the NFL with 12 1/2 sacks despite missing a month with a torn pectoral muscle. He has 39 sacks the last three years, third-highest over that span.
GOLF
Age may force 'Golden Bear' to retire from golf this year
PGA Tour events and 18 major titles. "I'm about done playing golf," the 64-year-old Nicklaus said at the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. He's competing here with his four sons: Jackie, Gary, Steve and Michael.
more than just the mistakes. He spoke yesterday about giving up a game he once dominated, winning 73 PGA Tour events and 18 major titles.
sons, Jakee, Gary "I haven't made up my mind whether I'm going to play anymore this year after the Memorial tournament" in June, Nicklaus said.
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — It turns out Jack Nicklaus might be finished with more than just the Masters.
June, Nicklaus said.
At the Masters this month, the sixtime champion said it was likely that he would not play at Augusta National in 2005. And that was before he shot consecutive 75s to miss the cut.
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injuries and a faltering game the past
few seasons.
"I know I can't compete at the level I used to compete," Nicklaus said. "If I go out and finish in the top 10, and that's a great week, then I know it's time to hang up your spikes."
Gary Player, 68, empathized with Nicklaus.
man," said Player, here with his son Max. A year ago, the Golden Bear was the only Nicklaus around for the Nationwide event's final two rounds. He won the pro-am competition with son Steve and briefly scared the younger pros
Nickelb. "It's hard spending all your time playing golf, like you did when you were a young man," said Player, here with his son Marc.
momentum, Nicks said. "A full day swinging clubs is more of a physical toll than ever before. "It takes me a while before it wants to work." he said. "If I'm not playing golf, it doesn't hurt too much. If I am playing golf, that's when it really hurts."
golf, that's when it ball. Nicklaus was on hand to present the Nationwide's 2003 player of the year award — named in his honor — to Zach Johnson, who claimed his first PGA Tour victory this year at the Bell-South Classic.
he got to within five shots of the lead after 36 holes. Nicklaus left with a smile on his face, happy he was close to again playing successful, competitive golf.
Time and his own high standards have made it hard to maintain that momentum, Nicklaus said.
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Kansas athletics calendar
TODAY
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day Track and Field at Big 12 Championships, all day
TOMORROW
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Tennis at big 12 Championships, all day
Track and field at big 12 Championships, all day
SATURDAY
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day
Track and Field at Big 12 Championships, all day
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Rowing at Big 12 Championships, all day
Softball vs. Texas, 2 p.m.
SUNDAY
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 1 p.m.
Softball vs. Texas, 1 p.m.
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